130401 Nepal Fire engulfs 71 houses in Rajbiraj
Nepal Apr 01 2013 “Houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : more than 70 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire engulfs 71 houses in Rajbiraj
Updated: 2013-04-02-22:47
RAJBIRAJ: Seventy-one houses were gutted in a major fire in Bakdhuwa VDC, Saptari, on yesterday night.
Property worth Rs 60 lakh was destroyed in the blaze that broke out from the kitchen of Bijali Sada at midnight, police informed. Fire brigade with the help of the Nepali Army, Nepal Police and locals brought the fire under control after three hours.
Fire victims said they had to bear a huge property due to the late arrival of fire engine at the incident site.
In another fire incident, property worth Rs 3 lakh including Rs 15,000 cash was destroyed when fire engulfed two houses belonging to Ram Lakhan Yadav in Singiyona, Simara.
Websource:The Himalayan Times
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Date:13-04-02
Country:Nepal